Birthwise (On Becoming...): Understanding Birth by Design - Softcover

Gary Ezzo; Robert Bucknam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971453268 ISBN 13: 9780971453265

Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Incoporated, 2003

Synopsis

Bearing down with tremendous effort, she works at pushing the waiting life out of her body. Her husband wipes her beaded brow and gives her a supportive word, and she continues her courageous work. Finally, a hairy scalp emerges. Forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, and chin follow, and the parents get their first glimpse of the little person they have dreamed about for months. With blinking eyes and puckered lips, the passenger completes the journey. As the baby slides into the waiting hands of the birth attendant, a new citizen is announced. It's a girl! The baby's first breath is the culmination of a perfectly timed, physiologically detailed plan. For nine months she has depended on her mother for survival, as the intricate workings of the placenta sustained her life. Now changes occur to ensure her independent survival. For the first time her heart pumps blood into her lungs, and the designated vessels close to complete the self-contained breathing process.

About this title

About the Author:

Nelson is a retired public school teacher. She has taught elementary grades, Chapter I, ESL, and adult education.

About this edition

• Publisher: Parent-Wise Solutions, Incoporated
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0971453268
• ISBN 13: 9780971453265
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248